Following the incident in the rice field, Miroku has been guarding his words carefully, but its been eating away at him. Worse of all, MIruko was sure than Sango knew he was keeping a secret from him. Oh how he wanted to tell her, but he feared what Inuyasha would do if he found out that he told her. What does it matter to him! Kagome would never let Inuyasha hurt or kill him no matter what so whats the worse that could happen? On second thought, keeping quiet might be a good idea.
The group made camp near a quiet brook and left Miroku in charge of gathering fire wood. Sango insisted that she needed to come along fearing that Naraku could be lurking anywhere since his castle disappeared. "Alright, something is on you mind! You have been oddly quiet and reserved ever since Inuyasha and Kagome fell into the rice field." Damn! He knew there was a reason that she whent with him to collect wood. Lying seemed like a good option but did he want to be caught in a lie with Sango? This women was different from all the others and he didn't want to damage that relationship. However, what would happen if she conforted Kagome about it? He knew that if that happened things could go badly for the group and damage trust. Damn it all! "I saw Inuyahsa and Kagome having..." Why is it so hard to say it? "Having what? Sex? In a rice feild? You have got to be kidding me!" Sango was laughing so hard that she couldn't breath but at least Miruko didn't have to tell her. Miruko nodded his head and Sango was still laughing hard. Leaning on a tree, Sango finally got control of herself. "Look, I was threatened by Inuyasha to keep quiet about it. Please don't say a word to Kagome or anyone!" Has this what its come to? Miruko the great womanizer begging to a women for silence. "I'll keep quiet but that's not the best place to have sex now is it?" Sango inquired. Now both of them were laughing at the thought of having sex in a rice field. "We need to get back before they get suspicous," Miruko chuckled. Nodding in agreement both headed back with arm fulls of fire wood and a shared thought.
Arriving back at the campsite, Inuyasha was brooding in a tree while Kagome was throwing together a fire pit. "Looks like the lovers had a fight," chuckled Sango. Resisting the urge for a smart comment, Miruko gave Kagome the fire wood and started to help her start the fire. Dinner was quet due to whatever argument that Kagome and Inuyasha had had. Sango and Miruko were smiling dispite the tension in the air and it irked Inuyasha greatly. "What's so funny that you can't share?" Snapped Inuyasha. "Oh, nothing much. Miruko and I were laughing about how you too still reek of that rice field," Sango chirped. Kagome turned cherry red with embarrassment while Inuyasha turned red with anger. "Sango! Watch it! It's not your neck on the line here!" hissed MIruko. "What did you tell her? I warned you to watch you tongue to snake!" And with that Inuyasha rushed at Miruko before Kagome could mutter the word sit. Kagome was too embarrassed to say or do anything to stop Inuyasha from killing Miruko and even though Sango was shaking her trying to tell her to do something quickly, she just sat there dumbfoudned. Deciding to handle this herself, Sango grabbed her weapon and slung it at Inuyasha. She didn't care if it killed him or not, all she wanted to do was save Miruko before he was straggled. It connected, sending Inuyasha hurdling into a tree and Miroku slumped to the ground. Sango ran over to check on Miruko who luckly, was still breathing. Despite having some bruising on his throat and not being able to talk above a whisper, he was fine. Sango glanced over and saw Inuyasha getting up and she blocked his path to Miruko. "Inuyasha! I thought you better than your brother but I guess I was wrong! You are no better than him! You jumped to the assumption that Miruko had told me what had happened in the rice field and nearly killed him." Sango no longer cared if she hurt Kagome feelings or Inuyasha, this was getting out of control. Slowly, standing up, Kagome grabbed her backpack and stated that she was going home. Inuyasha lept off and Sango was left alone with Miruko. "This is just great!" MIruko whispered before passing out.
Not far off from where Sango and Miruko were, Shesshomaru was watching Rin and Jaken sleep. Demons had no need for sleep but his companions required it. Ever since that night, he had begun to doubt his feelings towards his brother and Rin. Rin was a young human, a child, she was more of a daughter figure to him than a lover. However, in years to come, she could be a lover but would she still be around? Inuyasha was a different story. How did I allow myself to get that close and emotional with him? Is RIn making me soft? "Master Shesshomaru?" Glancing down, he saw that Rin had woken up. "I'm hungry, can I go look for some food?" These parts were safe and he knew he could get to her if any danger befell her. Nodding, he watched her run off in search of food. Father loved a human and look where it got him, I'm not that weak! Yet, he knew that he was lying to himself. Rin, the human who wasn't scared of him. Why her? Why did it have to be a human child? He heard a shuffling in the brush and saw Rin returning with a melon. Smiling, he watched her finish it and go to sleep. I can love a human and not end up like father, but what am I going to do with Inuyasha?